what our council members think the real solutions are

​RENT CONTROL PROGRAMS LEAD TO ABUSE AND POOR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE WHEN THERE IS NO INCENTIVE TO KEEP THEM UP. SUZIE PRICE -LBPOST.COM

adequate housing stock at different income levelsal austin -lbpost.COM

the government should only regulate rates when it owns or subsidizes the propertyREX RICHARDSON -LBPOST.COM

We don’t believe that rent control works, or is the right solution. Just look at rent controlled cities like San Francisco, the most expensive market in the country.

-MAYOR ROBERT GARCIA, JANUARY 2018

anticipated rent increases on the horizon...​WAIT, I THOUGHT RENT WOULD STAY THE SAME OR DECREASE UNDER RENT CONTROL.

Based on a survey or property owners, the majority had NOT increased rents on existing tenants within the last 4 years. Under a rent control ordinance, the majority said they would be forced to maximize the allowed rent increases EACH AND EVERY YEAR due to the inflexibility of the rent control and the uncertainty of market conditions. Many owners cited the annual increases in fees such as property taxes, utilities, city fees and taxes, property insurance, maintenance costs, repairs and interest rates that vary from year to year.